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Old 12-22-2009, 08:49 PM
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Default Next gen Indy car (wingless)
I'll be surprised if this hasn't been posted here already, but I don't remember seeing it.

Anyways, the photos below are rumored to be a hint of the next Indy car. This model was built by Acura/Honda.

Anyone here know any more about this?

Adding to the wingless rumor was a reference to it in this recent Speed TV article.

http://www.autoracing1.com/article.asp?id=1248







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Old 12-22-2009, 08:53 PM
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I like the front and rear bent control arms.
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Cool front and back but the body looks pregnant.
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Originally Posted by CCA
I like the front and rear bent control arms.
+1

I am not sure if the American race fan will buy into this radical of a redesign.

The Delta wing concept recently announced is a three wheeler.
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That is sweet.


Looks like they took a compilation of fighter jets and put wheels on it.


Will they be riding on dubs???
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Cool front and back but the body looks pregnant.
Yeah, the mirrors are positioned below all that bulge. Completely useless as designed, but easily fixed.
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I don't know, looks like from where the drivers head is positioned he could see the mirrors.
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Originally Posted by wanna911
I don't know, looks like from where the drivers head is positioned he could see the mirrors.
Hard to say... I was looking at the rear photo. You can't see the mirrors at all and that's a close to level shot, it's still a little high, but that should allow you to see the mirrors.
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Pretty cool, I wonder if the aero comes anywhere near working in the current shape.
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Originally Posted by wanna911
I don't know, looks like from where the drivers head is positioned he could see the mirrors.
Maybe they are using cameras?
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i'm pretty sure they made the side pods so huge to accommodate one big "Target" logo on them.

looks kind of like a lawn dart
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I like the design. It's a cross between a jet fighter and the high end Lambo (Revtage or something like that)

Those are some HUGE tunnels underneath the car.
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And they even went to the trouble of putting the driver's name on the model (2nd picture)...

T. GEORGE
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